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Prefrontal alpha- and beta-band oscillations are involved in rule selection

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A recent study in monkeys reports that oscillatory neuronal synchronization between ensembles of prefrontal neurons is involved in rule selection. The study demonstrates that beta-band synchronization (19–40 Hz) reflects the selection of a rule, whereas alpha-band synchronization (6–16 Hz) reflects the active inhibition of a not-to-be-applied rule.

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This work was supported by “The healthy brain” funded by the Netherlands Initiative Brain and Cognition under grant number 056-14-011 and the Fyssen funding scheme.

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